Sharp County record., 1887-05-19
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Miscellaneous Items.

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Sullivan (colored), attempted suicide in
Little Rock few days ago. She took one
half ounce of laudanum, but was discoy-
cred before it was too late and City
Physician French was called in, who went
to work admins tering antidotes, and ulti-
mately the patient was considered out OF
danger and on fair way to recovery.
The Governor has pardoned John But
ler, CT Sebastian County. He was con-
victed on charge of grand larceny and
sentenced to six months imprisonment
and fined fifty dollars. 1t was proven
afterward that the property was taken in
joke, and the pardon was asked by many
good citizens and officers.
A meeting was held at Newport few
DAYS ago of the stockmen from the coun-
ties of White, Woodruff, Randolph, indie
pendence, Lawrence and Craighead Ar
ticles of organization were signed, and
the name of the White River Stock-Breed-
ers' Association adopted, with headquar-
ters at Newport.
Cora Davis, alias Mickey, convicted at
the last October term of the Conway Cir
cult Court of bigamy, and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary, has been
been pardoned by the Governor it ap-
pearing that she was married second
time while her first husband was living
without the knowledge that she was vio-
lating the law.
A deplorable tragedy occurred at Wal
nut Lake, small village on the Little
Rock, Mississippi River & Texas railway,
few days ago, in which Chas. Harding
shot and instantly killed John McCracken.
Harding was a prominent young attor-
ney, recently married. McCracken was a
widower with two children. Both parties
were highly respected throughout the
country.
Anthony Sweeney, a Texarkana saloon
keeper, who shot and dangerously wound
ed few evenings since while endeavor-
ing to separate two men who had got INTO
q difficulty. W. R. Jester, who did the
shooting, was arrested.
The recently reported discovery OF iron
ore in White County is confirmed by the
report of a geologist sent out from Little
Rock. 1t is found one mile north OF the
town of Searcy, and instead of surface ore
it is an outcropping. The ore is also found
cropping out of a dozen different places
along a stream which flows beside the
roadway. No excavation has yet been
made to ascertain the thickness of the vein.
The colored Bishops and elders at Little
Rock have been investing the recent es-
capade of Rev. Sam johnson with Miss
Lille Webster, and it was expected that
they would ''do Sam up" before they got
Mra Jnhncnu has
barred the door on him.
DR.. T. ]. Brunson, leading citizen Oh
Augusta, and lately mayor OF the city,
was shot and seriously wounded teW
days ago by an unknown assassin. he
has no known enemies, and the affair ap-
pears mystery to all
While the recent frost killed good
many peaches, the crop is not entirely d =
stroyed, and the toothsome fruit, in the
absence of other untoward circumstances,
will make It's appearance in goodly num-
bers.
s. G. Harrison, brutal negro living
near Conway for the past few months,
has recently been whipping his step-son
with a twisted wire whip, and then rub
bing the laceration with salt and pepper
ESQ. Dickens, of Benedict township,
few dsys since fined him seventy five dol
lars and one day in jail
Conway has twenty-six brick business
houses, and at least six more are to be
erected as soon as the brick can be made.
Recent operations and developments
made by Northern and Eastern capitalists
prove beyond all doubt that Arkansas has
the natural advantages that will in the
near future place her in the front rank OF
mining as we'll as manufacturing States
Fine fissure veins Of silver, antlmony,
gold and lead have been discovered IN
various portions of the State These,
with the unlimited quantity OF mangan-
ese and iron deposits warrant the pre-
diction that Arkansas will shortly become
one of the wealthiest and most prosper
Gus States in the Union.
The State Debt Board, composed OF the
Governor, Auditor and Secretary OF state
has finally succeeded in organizing
Elijah Ives, of Ivesville, ten miles from
Little Rock, had his saw mill DESTROYED
by fire, together with $1,000 worth OF lum-
ber few nights ago
The Governor has appointed Rev. A. ID.
jenkins, of Little Rock, chaplain of the
State penitentiary for the ensuing two
years.
The bids are all in for the construction
of the mammoth mills of the Southern
Oil Company at Little Rock, and Manager
Oliver will announce the award at once.
The present stage of water affords
tolerable good steamboating, but few
more inches would not do any harm.
1t is claimed that very extensive iron
fields have been discovered south of Little
Rock, reaching up almost to the city
limits. The discovery was made by Pro1'
Roberts, a geologist, and the whole matter
has been kept remarkably quiet
Patents have recently been awarded to
Arkans sas inventors as follows: Antonio
Bini, Brooklyn, assigns to A. Pollmann,
New York, mandolin; John c. Betten,
Eureka Springs, hustle.
A party Of capitalists from New Orleans
visited Arkansas City recently and took a
look at the city and surrounding country
with view of purchasing largely OF tim
ber lands. The party consisted of State
Treasurer A. E. Burke of Louisiana;
Colonel o 'Shaughnessy, of New Orleans
Colonel Danforth, of Louisville, KY, and
others. The visitors were entertained
by Captain Whitehll, Judge James
Murphy, Colonel Dickinson, Captain
H. M. Cross, secretary OF the
Desha Lumber and Planning Company.
The visitors expressed themselves as well
nleased with the many natural advan-